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Offline James

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First build from a blank- made an ignorant move
« on: November 11, 2016, 09:55:55 PM »
I have successfully inlet a light weight 48" barrel and drilled the ramrod hole with good outcome.  I measured to get ready to remove excess wood from the sides of the forestock from muzzle to the fore-end.   I managed to lay my lines out wrong (shear stupidity)and because I was holding the stock in an upside down position to saw on the bandsaw,  I didn't notice until I'd cut 10" off the side of the blank at the muzzle end, that I was only leaving just over a 16th of an inch beside the barrel.  The barrel is inlet til the edge at the top of the side flat is flush with the top of the blank.  Once I cut away 1/2 of the wood to expose 1/2 of the side flat, it appears that there will be just under 1/8" of wood to shape for the profile beside the barrel at the muzzle end.  On the gun I just built, I removed wood until it only has 1/32" beside the barrel.  Will just under 1/8" be enough wood to shape the end of the forestock to make #53 in RCA 1 , or do I need to scrap the stock and start over?  I can leave more from there back, but short of gluing a piece on where I screwed up, I don't know how to fix this.
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Re: First build from a blank- made an ignorant move
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2016, 10:05:05 PM »
I mark my stock at 1/8th in , and then cut on the outside of the line, so a tad more wood to start, but I think you'll be OK
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: First build from a blank- made an ignorant move
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2016, 10:56:43 PM »
Work with what you've got.

We tend to make things too chunky these days, and you won't be doing that!
« Last Edit: November 11, 2016, 10:57:24 PM by Acer Saccharum »
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Re: First build from a blank- made an ignorant move
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2016, 11:52:20 PM »
You got no problem.
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Offline James

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Re: First build from a blank- made an ignorant move
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2016, 01:03:28 AM »
Thanks fellows,  you've made my day.
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Re: First build from a blank- made an ignorant move
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2016, 04:02:52 PM »
What is RCA #53?
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Offline Keb

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Re: First build from a blank- made an ignorant move
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2016, 04:10:38 PM »
RCA = Rifles of Colonial America. It's a picture book.
#53 is the 53rd gun from the front.
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